FDA authorizes Pfizer and Moderna boosters for all adults

A health care worker administers a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in Birmingham, Ala., on Aug. 28. Andi Rice / Bloomberg via Getty Images file

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna's Covid-19 boosters for all adults, a move that will make boosters available to everyone ages 18 and up.

Pfizer requested authorization last week, citing results from a Phase 3 clinical trial with more than 10,000 participants that found that the third dose was safe and effective

Publish : 2021-11-19 20:28:00

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